7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Valley Beverage, Sherman Oaks. Hazy orange w/trace sparkle, quickly fading ring of head, no lacing. Aroma strong tart fruit, oak. Taste strong oak and tart-over-sweet fruit. Smooth, relatively thin texture, soft carb, finish as taste.
Tried
from Can
at
Valley Beverage Company
on 20 Jun 2026
at 16:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
16 oz can. shared by tfontana. Aroma is acid with soft oak. Flavor is lightly lactic acid with mild Oak and long lingering tart finish. Not overly sour and very approachable sour! RIP Dwinell.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2026
at 16:46
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Undated can shared by tfontana on 6/20/26. Thanks, Tom!
Mild oak and lightly juicy black berry. No acetic or any intense acid really. Very fruity, fairly round. Maybe not the most distinct culture character.
Very easygoing with juicy blackberry and a very light body. Super low acid with just a lingering tartness probably more from berry than culture. Very clean. Not terribly interesting/complex, but no issues either.
Mild oak and lightly juicy black berry. No acetic or any intense acid really. Very fruity, fairly round. Maybe not the most distinct culture character.
Very easygoing with juicy blackberry and a very light body. Super low acid with just a lingering tartness probably more from berry than culture. Very clean. Not terribly interesting/complex, but no issues either.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2026
at 16:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Valley Beverage, Sherman Oaks. Cloudy, orange-light brown, thin head, poor retention, light lacing. Aroma is strong sour fruit, Brett, late oak. Taste is strong sour fruit, Brett, Petit Sirah (predominantly dark fruit/berries, perhaps a smidge of tea), late oak. Smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Am so grateful to sample the brewer and wish them luck in finding a buyer for their business! Appreciate how well crafted this is, nice complexity and great representative of the style. Just not a sour guy.
Tried
from Can
at
Valley Beverage Company
on 10 Mar 2026
at 05:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 25 Aug 2025
at 16:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 6
On tap at Chuck’s Greenwood, pours a cloudy orange amber, no head. Aroma has tart cherries, some farmhouse notes, and a touch of oak. Flavour is fairly acidic, with intense tart cherries, oak, some wild beast, and some earthiness. The acidity is rather bracing but there’s undeniable complexity. Good but a bit harsh.
Tried
from Draft
from
Chuck's Hop Shop - Greenwood
on 24 Jul 2025
at 07:16
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Single from Press online. Christmas-ish 2024 delivery. Must of gotten a can from the bottom of the crate to be rewarded with a different batch.
Pint glass at home. Hazy pale to medium yellow, quick spritz soda head.
Mellow plum, sweet pear & browned apple nose.
Bittersharp, grainy, leaning sweet. Light pineapple twang. Grape skin. Bittersweet secondary tannins, like suddenly getting to the middle of a blow-pop. Yeasty & softly floral finish. Lemony, lingering tang.
Complimenting acid, carbonic, a touch sulfite-y, strong & welcoming.
Good.
Pint glass at home. Hazy pale to medium yellow, quick spritz soda head.
Mellow plum, sweet pear & browned apple nose.
Bittersharp, grainy, leaning sweet. Light pineapple twang. Grape skin. Bittersweet secondary tannins, like suddenly getting to the middle of a blow-pop. Yeasty & softly floral finish. Lemony, lingering tang.
Complimenting acid, carbonic, a touch sulfite-y, strong & welcoming.
Good.
Tried
from Can
from Press Then Press Cider Shop
on 08 Jul 2025
at 00:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Beer Mongers. Cloudy golden with almost no head. Nice apples, apple skins, touch of sweetness, dry finish. Quite simple, but quaffable.
Tried
from Draft
from
The Beer Mongers
on 29 Jun 2025
at 22:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Pear cider with some apples sneaked in.
Single pounder can from Press online. Months spent on the basement shelf before cooling in the fridge a week before hitting my pint glass.
Hazy pale straw, fizzy pour. Lingering soft sounds of bubbly movement an hour after the first pour.
Spice, bubblegum, cider vinegar & honeysuckle nose.
Semisweet, leaning sweet. Heavy grocery pear honey drip with an earthy salinity, medium acidity, apple tartness & a grassy sweet finish.
Okay-ish.
Single pounder can from Press online. Months spent on the basement shelf before cooling in the fridge a week before hitting my pint glass.
Hazy pale straw, fizzy pour. Lingering soft sounds of bubbly movement an hour after the first pour.
Spice, bubblegum, cider vinegar & honeysuckle nose.
Semisweet, leaning sweet. Heavy grocery pear honey drip with an earthy salinity, medium acidity, apple tartness & a grassy sweet finish.
Okay-ish.
Tried
from Can
from Press Then Press Cider Shop
on 27 Jun 2025
at 21:23
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Tap at FFB20, shared with the crew. I only took numerical notes while having this one.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2025
at 12:24